(born in Mannheim, 7 June 1740; died in Munich, 1 February 1799) was a German painter and engraver. He was studying at the University of Heidelberg when the Elector of Bavaria, admiring a landscape, aided him to devote his entire time to painting. He became the pupil of Peter Verschaffelt. He next studied art in Paris (1768-1769). On his return, he was appointed painter to the Cabinet (court painter), and later professor at the Academy. In 1793, he moved to Munich. He was appointed director of the Mannheim Gallery (1798) but died before entering on his duties.   Related Paintings of Ferdinand Kobell :. | From Brooklyn Heights | Woman sitting next to a cradle | The embryo in the Uterus | Portrait of a Young Southern Woman | Portrait of Felix Pissarro |
Related Artists:
Gustav Adolf Hippius
1792 - 1856
Henry F. Farny
French-born American Painter and Printmaker, 1847-1916
MOR VAN DASHORST, Anthonis
Netherlandish Painter, ca.1517-1577